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Kansas Lawsuit Over Fatal Team Bus Accident Remains Uncertain
Nov 6 2008 // The last time Kansas hosted Kansas State in football, the 2006 game was marred by a fatal accident involving the Cat Tracker bus, a modified Kansas State football fan bus. A negligence lawsuit was filed last year in...
Father of Patriots Quarterback Brady Sued in Insurance Case
Nov 6 2008 // A Massachusetts man has filed a federal lawsuit against the father of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for allegedly failing to pay him about $600,000 in sales commissions and business expenses. Richard Vasquez,...
Missouri Judge Refuses to Toss Lawsuit Against Blunt
Nov 5 2008 // A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by a former aide to Gov. Matt Blunt claiming defamation and other wrongdoing in his September 2007 firing. Scott Eckersley, the former staff attorney in Blunt’s office, sued...
Drugmakers’ Bid for Lawsuit Limits Heard by U.S. Supreme Court Today
Nov 3 2008 // The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a closely watched case that could limit liability claims against drugmakers if one of their medicines causes harm. The case pits drug giant Wyeth against a guitarist who lost...
Brooke Corp. Troubles Continue as Stock is Sold
Nov 2 2008 // Kansas Franchise Group Faces Lawsuits in Multiple States Amid the flurry of lawsuits leveled by franchisees, now an Illinois company connected to a bank involved in the lawsuit of the parent company of Brooke Corp. has...
Has the Credit Crisis Litigation Wave Reached an Inflection Point?
Nov 2 2008 // D&O Insurance Marketplace Entering a Transitional Phase The growing wave of subprime-related litigation is among the many side effects of the subprime mortgage meltdown. The litigation wave has changed, too, as the...
Three’s a Crowd
Nov 2 2008 // Recent Insurance Decisions of the Texas Supreme Court On Aug. 29, 2008, the Texas Supreme Court continued its recent foray into insurance law by issuing three important insurance coverage decisions. Each of these decisions...
Law Changes Defense in Construction Defect Claims
Nov 2 2008 // New California Law Affects Wraps’ Indemnity Contracts, Could Increase Litigation California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation affecting indemnity for construction defect claims in contracts in...
Has the Credit Crisis Litigation Wave Reached an Inflection Point?
Nov 2 2008 // D&O Insurance Marketplace Entering a Transitional Phase The growing wave of subprime-related litigation is among the many side effects of the subprime mortgage meltdown. The litigation wave has changed, too, as the...
More Lawsuits, Firmer Prices on the Horizon for Executive Liability
Nov 2 2008 // Property Premiums Fall Sharply; P/C Insurers Post Q3 Losses; Some Sell Stock to Raise Cash for Surplus Woes More lawsuits and firmer rates for directors and officers liability coverage are almost certainly ahead as a...
Increased Vulnerability of Executive Suite Makes D&O a Critical Coverage
Nov 2 2008 // Public, Private and Non-Profits Cannot Afford To Be Without Management Liability Coverage Today
More E&O Coverage for a Reasonable Price Suits the Average ‘Joe and Jo’
Nov 2 2008 // Joe the “insurance agent” wants a reasonably priced errors and omissions insurance policy for his independent agency that covers all the business activities his operation engages in, whether they are revenue...
Nevada Cap on Medical Damage Awards Draws Criticism
Oct 31 2008 // As 59-year-old Richard Krikalo lumbers through the office of a junkyard he helps manage, he bumps into a desk and clips a wastebasket with his right leg. Krikalo is almost blind in his right eye and has trouble with depth...
San Mateo County To Sue Lehman Brothers
Oct 31 2008 // San Mateo County Calif., has decided to sue executives at the bankrupt investment firm Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., claiming they misled investors about the firm’s financial health. The Board of Supervisors agreed...
Former Employees’ Skepticism Cited in Investors’ Lawsuit Against Lehman
Oct 31 2008 // Aggrieved investors in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. have added new legal claims in what is sure to be one of the most closely watched lawsuits of the mortgage crisis, accusing company insiders and others of misleading...
Illinois Attorney General Sues Distributor of Recalled Cribs
Oct 31 2008 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against a crib distributor for allegedly ignoring a nationwide recall of bassinets that can cause babies to suffocate. Madigan criticized federal regulators...
Family of Man Who Died after Roller-Coaster Ride Sues NYC
Oct 31 2008 // The family of a California man who died after he fractured his neck on Coney Island’s Cyclone roller-coaster has sued New York City. The musician’s relatives say the city failed to keep the eight-decade-old...
Connecticut Family Sues Party Hosts in Drunken Driving Death
Oct 30 2008 // The family of a 19-year-old who died in a drunken driving accident is suing the hosts of a Madison party where the driver had been given alcohol. The family of Kirsten Meyer, killed in a drunken driving crash after a 2007...
Louisiana Saints’ Nesbit Files Lawsuit Against Diet Pill Manufacturer
Oct 30 2008 // New Orleans Saints offensive guard Jamar Nesbit filed suit against the maker of a weight-loss supplement on Oct. 26, alleging it was improperly spiked with a diuretic that is banned by the NFL. The lawsuit against the...
California Change to Construction Contracts Could Increase Litigation
Oct 29 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation affecting indemnity for construction defect claims in contracts in residential construction — a decision that could increase litigation when resolving...
